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The black Library is blog dedicated to the miniature war gaming hobby, specifically the warhammer 40,000 universe and it's associated games. Mainly focussing on the modelling and painting aspect of the hobby it will also feature game reports as my miniature army's do combat on the tabletop battlefields.

Making 28mm wargames ladders

I thought I would share with you a quick tutorial. With Shadow war coming out and an already established base of Necromunda gamers, ladders are probably going to be the in thing! The problem with ladders is, unless you get them with a kit (and they usually don't supply enough even then!) you are going to pay through the nose to buy some individually (I know, I've looked!)

Simply cut two equal lengths of I-Beam, cut a few pieces of your Rod into lengths equal to the width of the gap inbeteeen your I-Beam's (I found using your cutting mat and some blu-tac as a guide works a treat). I set mine quite wide, but you can put the beams closer together for a thinner width ladder.

Next, run a bead of super glue up each Beam and then put your ladder rungs on top.

Wait for it to dry and hey presto, nice and easy ladders for all!

Hope this helps you out as it did me, I'm just too cheap to spend good money on ladders. You should get approximately 8-12 decent length ladders out of these two packets (that's ladders that will go 2-3 stories high!) if you only need one story ladders then you will probably get about 20!

I have been into war games since the early 90's. After purchasing an MB/GW collaboration called Battle Masters for my birthday, I was hooked! A few months later I found my fathers old rtb01 marines, a few metals including terminators and a ton of fantasy, I was sucked into the universe of 40k completely. I love everything about it, but I think that it is the rich background which keeps me hooked. Warhammer is a unique thing, and limitless in its potential.